More Than Just Negotiation Skills — by Adithya Solai Table of Contents My One-Line Summary Key Takeaways My Review Final Verdict My One-Line Summary Although it is marketed as a book about negotiation, Chris Voss’ Never Split the Difference is really about engineering conversation. Key Takeaways “Be a Mirror” & “Label their Pain” Voss asserts that the key to negotiation is to understand the emotional desires of your counterparts. He offers…

Make the Most Out of Your Time! — by Adithya Solai Motivation Some CS Majors have reached out to me and expressed concern about not having a summer internship. Others have complained that their internships don’t give them meaningful projects, and they spend most of their day idle. They are unsure of how to utilize their free time. …

You Can’t Outrun Your Heritage — by Adithya Solai Table of Contents My One-Line Summary Key Takeaways My Review Final Verdict My One-Line Summary The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri is a coming-of-age drama about South Asian immigrant children reconciling their heritage with an American upbringing. Key Takeaways You Can’t Outrun Your Heritage There is a gravity that silently keeps immigrants grounded to their heritage and culture. Many immigrant children…

A Process-Oriented Approach to Startups — by Adithya Solai Table of Contents My One-Line Summary Key Takeaways My Review Final Verdict My One-Line Summary The Lean Startup by Eric Ries asserts two bold hypotheses: A scientific process/framework can be used to build a startup. This framework can also be used by established companies. Key Takeaways “Build, Measure, Learn” Feedback Loop Every startup idea is built on a foundation of…

Reject the Anti-Social Coding Nerd Stereotype! — by Adithya Solai Make sure to read Part 1 of this series: “Golden Resume Rules for CS Majors”. Motivation Here are some common questions I receive from undergraduate CS Majors: “How do I get a referral with no family or friend connections?” “How do I network with recruiters?” “How can I…

Avoid Mistakes I’ve Seen Over & Over Again — by Adithya Solai Motivation I frequently get asked by Computer Science Majors to review their resumes. I see the same big mistakes repeatedly. I’ve typed out the same verbose tips in countless emails. …

Fetch Positivity & Negativity of Top Reddit Posts for any Ticker — Overview A program that takes a subreddit and search query as input, and returns the positivity & negativity of the top 30 relevant Reddit posts from the past year. Code on GitHub: https://github.com/adithyasolai/reddit-sentiment-analysis Final Product:

by Adithya Solai Exceptions & Luck Of course, everything discussed below will have exceptions. For example, maybe you have a mid/low GPA, but also have tremendous hands-on experience through clubs, projects, and internships/startups. There will always be an unavoidable element of luck in any recruiting process. The only thing you can do is…

Finishing the First-Visit Monte Carlo Algorithm — Hi! If you haven’t done so already, please read Parts 1–4 before continuing. The rest of this article will assume you have read and understood the previous articles. Outline for this Article Learn how the run_mc() function facilitates the algorithm. Dive deep into Step 6 of the First-Visit MC algorithm, which is where the…